The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-13
SOME HING AB Ut G 4EwINa GUM
Gas Fixtures and Growing Novelties in
Connection With Them

Gas Fixtures and Growing Novelties In
Connection With Them.
NEW YORK, Nov. IA entered car the
other day oceuped by four pretty, stylishly
dressed girls, who did nothing but laugh.
chatter and. oh, horrori chew guml II
there is snyth1. ( vulgar 1t is this habit,
which just now seems to be the rage with
CERTAIN class / was amazed 10 see such
ladylike-looking girls showing this habit
There Ia one thing that ought to prevent
girls from doing this, aud that is their van
ity, for II is far from becoming, this ever
lasting chewing that seems 10 make ones
jaws ache Just 30 watch these chewers- I
have noticed chewing gum offered for sale
at the elevated citations, 50 ! asked the boy
II he sold much Of it, Yes indeed t,,l be
buys itm asked "Oh, all the pretty young
ladies and some old ones. They chew it as
cure for indigestion. ''Does 1t cure
themp ! asked, "They think il does" he
answered. Later made further Inquiries
from one who ~nows, and ascertsined that
there are seve. u factories manufacturing
chewing gum. and the man who advertises
extensively is making fortune. which
proves somebody buys Ii. AT Y druggists
saw placard, Real old wn East spruce
gum" "Who buys itf' l said. "Oh, every
body; people you wouldn't dream Of that
wouldn't be seen chewing it in pub c. They
use it for promoting digestion. end the pure
spruce gum does ii, and it whitens the teeth.
Even men chew it after smoking. L is tae
best thing in the world 70 remove the .ocorr
OF whisky or onions" / became inabued
with the fact that all the world were accus-
toned to chew gum, privately, i not in
public. Nevertheless, IL Is vulgar habit
and one our young girls had hest avoid.
There has been little new in the way Of
gas fixtures for q long time, but the other
day | saw something extremely novel and
beautiful. Apparently palm tree about
four feet high stood in a brass flower pot
which was placed in corner Of the room.
There was gas pipe beneath that could not
he seen When the gas was turned on from
under every leaf and point glimreered O. soft
light, small but Of great brilliarcy. Rose
bushes are similarly arranged; they are not
so expensive az soIue might suppose; no
more so than the fancy lamps now ia vogue
A very pretty decoration for the side OF a
mirror is a honeysnckle vine that clam
bers away over the top, dropping upon the
other side When the gas is turned on o
tiny light shines from the centre Of each
flower The leaves and stalks of these plants
are made OF iron, 80 artistically enaineled
as 10 be easily mis- AIKEN for real plants until
closely inspected. A pretty girl friend Of
mine was making tho other day what sup
ing dolls for fairfa | asked. "No. she
replied, II am making covers for the gas
shades" The advantage Is that Ia this way
one can have different colored shades when
ever she pleases. They we're made OF 0
straight piece Of thinnest China silk, a.
quarter of yard wide and half yard long
After being sewed together there was hem
put In each edge, through which an e,astic
was run; In this way they would fit any
shaped on sized globe, and the elastic also
served to keep them in place. NV friend
had set OF yellow, blue, pale grssa, and
those she was making we're pink. When
placed upon tho globe and the gas turned on
the effect was soft colored light. very
pretty 10 look at and very becoming,
EVELYN BAKER HARvrER-